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Dec 11, 2023 · Buying the Zoo. Benjamin Mee set out to buy a house in 2006, after the death of his father. His mother Amelia wanted to live with the rest of the family, which led her son to sell his house in Southern France. The journalist then learned that Dartmoor Wildlife Park was on sale.
Dec 12, 2023 · He is currently writing ‘Never Buy a Zoo,’ a follow-up book to ‘We Bought a Zoo.’ “People often say to me they’d love to own a zoo, and I always say to them: ‘No, you wouldn’t,’” the author told The Guardian about the inspiration behind writing the upcoming work. The writer regularly organizes book-signing events to interact ...
Dec 24, 2017 · Benjamin Mee has overcome heartbreak to set up his zoo on Dartmoor (picture Steven Haywood) When Benjamin Mee first saw Dartmoor Zoo, his wife Katherine was suffering with a rare form of brain ...
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In the film, the zoo was much easier to buy. In real life, it took almost two years to buy. Benjamin's first offer to buy the zoo was rejected due to his lack of experience in the zoological world. Finally, the real zoo opened on Saturday 7 July 2007. The film moved that event to the same date in 2010.
Jan 6, 2023 · By. Shannon Brown Reporter. Benjamin Mee met Matt Damon on the Hollywood set of We Bought a Zoo, the film based on his life story. The story of Dartmoor Zoo might be a familiar one, but there's...
Apr 5, 2012 · Recently, we got the opportunity to interview the man who actually owned the zoo, Benjamin Mee. Mee wrote a memoir detailing his experiences as the owner and it’s his memoir that the film is ...
Dec 23, 2011 · As for the zoo, it is in major disrepair and in danger of closing if it doesn't pass its pending inspection. Benjamin works with the rag-tag staff, including head zookeeper Kelly (Scarlett Johansson), to bring the facility up to code and nurse the sick animals back to health.
